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Regional Forum Agenda April 14-15, 2009

Day 1	TUESDAY
11:00	Check in
12:00	Regional Forum Begins (Guggenheim Ballroom I) - Lunch
12:30	Welcome & Introductions Mark Ells, Project Director, Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center Bethany Miller, Federal Project Officer, Children’s Bureau Carolyn Wilson-Hurey, Regional Program Manager, ACF Region V Mary McKee, Program Specialist and Regional Office Liaison, ACF Region VII
1:00	Overview of Forum Agenda Mark Ells, Project Director, Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center Related PowerPoint Presentation
1:20	The Children’s Bureau Training & Technical Assistance Network Bethany Miller, Federal Project Officer, Children’s Bureau Mary McKee, Program Specialist and Regional Office Liaison, ACF Region VII Barbara Putyra, Program Specialist and Regional Office Liaison, ACF Region V Peter Watson, Director National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement Related PowerPoint Presentation Phyllis Charles, Adoption Program Manager, Child Welfare Information Gateway What is Child Welfare Information Gateway?
2:00	Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center Purpose and Approach Mark Ells, Project Director, Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center Multidisciplinary staff and consultant expertise Outreach Regional Forums Tailored and intensive training and technical assistance in support of implementation projects Peer networking support Related PowerPoint Presentation Evaluation of IC Activity and Implementation Projects; Cross-Site Evaluation Jeff Chambers, Evaluation Director, Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center Janet Griffeth, ICF International and James Bell Associates
2:25-2:45	Break
2:45	Peer Networking: Current Opportunities and New Horizons Gregg Wright, Peer Networking Coordinator, Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center Opportunities through the T/TA Network Peter Watson, National CW Resource Center for Organizational Improvement Joanne Brown, National CW Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues Joan Morse, National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice and Permanency Planning John Levesque, National CW Resource Center for Adoption Cheryl Montoya, National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology Sonia Velazquez, National Quality Improvement Center on Non-Resident Fathers and the CW System Opportunities available through Regional Offices Krista Thomas and Ruby Flagg-Ross, Region V Mary McKee, Region VII New opportunities Gregg Wright, Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center Related PowerPoint Presentation
3:30	Small Group Discussions Regarding Peer Networking Facilitated by representatives from T/TA Network and MCWIC Existing Peer Networks: what’s already in place and working well? Needed Peer Networks: what new connections would be helpful? What networking methods would be most useful?
4:15	Small Groups Report about Peer Networking Use of existing peer networks Needed peer networks Networking methods
4:45	Logistics for Evening and Tomorrow Sarah Hansen, Project Associate, Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center
5-6:30	Networking Reception (Field Room)
	Dinner On Your Own

Day 2	WEDNESDAY
8:00	Continental Breakfast (Guggenheim Ballroom I)
8:30	Theory and Practice of Changing Child Welfare Systems Peter Watson, Director, National CW Resource Center for Organizational Improvement Related PowerPoint Presentation Audio Anthony Hemmelgarn, Children's Mental Health Services Research Center, University of Tennessee Related PowerPoint Presentation Audio More reading: Organizational Culture and Climate: Implications for Services and Interventions Research The effects of the ARC organizational intervention on caseworker turnover, climate, and culture in children’s service systems Assessing the Organizational Social Context (OSC) of Mental Health Services: Implications for Research and Practice
10:30	Break
10:45	Small Group Discussions Regarding Organizational Culture, Climate and Readiness for Change Facilitated by representatives from T/TA Network and MCWIC Think of a recent success and a challenge your agency faces. What are the primary organizational culture barriers in your agency that prevented the agency from being more effective? What are the organizational culture and climate factors that contributed to this success? How ready is our agency for change? Which readiness factors seem most critical? How can we take organizational culture and climate into account when planning for change?
11:45	Small Groups Report on Discussions Facilitated by representatives from T/TA Network and MCWIC Each group will share the ONE question or point they wish to comment upon.
12:00	Break for Lunch
12:15	Lunch (Montrose Room) and Presentation: Leadership of Child Welfare Systems Change Judge James Payne, Director, Indiana Department of Child Services Related PowerPoint Presentation Audio
1:15	Break/Adjourn Back to Guggenheim Ballroom I
1:30	Pulling Multiple Levers: A Case Example of Multidisciplinary Problem Solving Vicky Weisz, Senior Consultant, Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center Demonstration of using a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving, using a case example of recurrence of maltreatment PowerPoint Presentation Audio
1:45	Small Group Activity/Discussion “Using Multiple Levers” Facilitated by representatives from T/TA Network and MCWIC Each participant will choose one of the following 6 topical focus areas and work in small groups to apply the “multiple levers” multidisciplinary problem solving approach: parent engagement, particularly with fathers recurrence of maltreatment achieving timely adoptions child and family involvement in case planning achieving timely reunification older youth and APPLA (another planned permanent living arrangement) Audio Worksheet
2:40	Small Groups Report Synthesis/Reflections on the Activity Facilitated by representatives from T/TA Network and MCWIC What are the most common systems implicated in the solutions (e.g., supervision, court)? Which systems present challenges when identifying potential solutions and interventions? Ideas for how to bridge these challenges?
3:00	Break
3:15	Implementation Projects Michelle Graef, Associate Director, Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center Purpose of implementation projects, eligibility criteria Overview of the Request for Applications (RFA) and proposal review process Timelines for this year and subsequent years Question and answer session Related PowerPoint Presentation Audio
3:45	Evaluation of Regional Forum and Participant Action Planning Jeff Chambers, Evaluation Director, Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center Participants will have an opportunity to meet with their agency teams and create a “team” participant action plan, articulating their next steps
4:15	Wrap-up Mark Ells, Project Director, Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center Common themes/issues Identified resources Next steps Peer networking Implementation project applications
4:30	Adjourn